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| Baseball-Highlights of Wednesday's Major League games Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 09:13 PM PDT Sept 25 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's Major League games - - - - Tigers 1, Twins 0 Max Scherzer struck out 10 and the Detroit Tigers shut out the Minnesota Twins to capture the AL Central Division title for the third straight year. The first Detroit batter of the game scored and then the Tigers rode Scherzer and the bullpen the rest of the way to a champagne-filled clubhouse. Scherzer pitched seven strong innings, giving up just two hits among the 123 pitches he threw for his 21st win of the season. Along with the 10 strikeouts, he also allowed six walks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver commits suicide in Georgia Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 08:28 PM PDT By Tim Gaynor (Reuters) - Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver, 29, has shot and killed himself at his home in an Atlanta suburb, police said on Wednesday. Oliver was found dead on Tuesday night in Marietta, Georgia, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, a spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department said. The Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office said that Oliver, a member of the Chargers from 2007 to 2011, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 08:22 PM PDT Sept 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) NY Mets 1 CINCINNATI 0 ST. LOUIS 4 Washington 1 CHICAGO CUBS 4 Pittsburgh 2 LA ANGELS 3 Oakland 1 BALTIMORE 9 Toronto 5 CLEVELAND 7 Chicago White Sox 2 Tampa Bay 8 NY YANKEES 3 Milwaukee 4 ATLANTA 0 MIAMI 3 Philadelphia 2 TEXAS 7 Houston 3 Detroit 1 MINNESOTA 0 Full Story | Top |
| Joint U.S.-Russian crew reaches space station Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 08:21 PM PDT  By Irene Klotz (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday to deliver three new crew members to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket and capsule lifted off at 4:58 p.m. EDT on an express route to the station, which orbits about 250 miles above Earth. Less than six hours after liftoff, veteran Russian commander Oleg Kotov and rookies Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia and Michael Hopkins of the United States reached the outpost, a $100 billion project of 15 nations. Only two other crews have made the journey as quickly. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Pan Pacific Open women's singles results Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 08:18 PM PDT Sept 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Pan Pacific Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday Round 3Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat 15-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 7-6(3) 6-1 7-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-2 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| New Zealand shrugs off America's Cup loss Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:33 PM PDT  By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key summed up the feelings of his country when their America's Cup team were beaten by Oracle Team USA in the winner-take-all showdown in San Francisco on Thursday. "Bugger," he Tweeted from New York. In a taciturn country where one word is more than enough to convey the gamut of emotions, it said it all. Frustration, disappointment and, ultimately, resigned acceptance. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sailing-New Zealand shrugs off America's Cup loss Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:29 PM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key summed up the feelings of his country when their America's Cup team were beaten by Oracle Team USA in the winner-take-all showdown in San Francisco on Thursday. "Bugger," he Tweeted from New York. In a taciturn country where one word is more than enough to convey the gamut of emotions, it said it all. Frustration, disappointment and, ultimately, resigned acceptance. ... Full Story | Top |
| Larry Ellison glows under shine of America's Cup Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:29 PM PDT  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For Larry Ellison, the only thing better than winning the America's Cup is winning it against all odds. Ellison's Oracle Team USA was within an inch of losing the world's oldest international sporting trophy to Emirates Team New Zealand just a week ago, only to come back on Thursday with the eighth straight race it needed to retain the Cup. The epic battle over the past few days has been a major vindication of the Silicon Valley entrepreneur's much-maligned vision of how to modernize the competition. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Coach White surprisingly quits Brumbies Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:14 PM PDT Sept 26 (Reuters) - ACT Brumbies coach Jake White has surprisingly quit the Australian Super Rugby side with two years remaining on his contract, local media reported on Thursday. The Brumbies were not immediately available to confirm the reports, though chief executive Andrew Fagan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation they were disappointed to lose the services of the South African. The 2007 World Cup winning coach had made no secret of his desire to move back into the international coaching arena, having missed out on the vacant Wallabies position in early July. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Spurs make case for defence as they face Chelsea Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:59 PM PDT By Justin Palmer LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - With the abundance of flair and attacking talent Tottenham Hotspur acquired knowing Gareth Bale was leaving, it has perhaps been surprising that their impressive start to the season owes a lot to a watertight defence. Spurs anticipated the arrival of 100 million euros ($135.07 million) in Bale booty by bringing in the likes of Spain striker Roberto Soldado, Argentine forward Erik Lamela, Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen and Brazil midfielder Paulinho. ... Full Story | Top |
| Capping an epic comeback, Oracle wins the America's Cup Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:56 PM PDT  By Jonathan Weber SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA prevailed in a dramatic winner-take-all showdown with Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday to win the 34th America's Cup, completing a stirring comeback that helped make the once-troubled event among the most exciting in sailing history. For Oracle and its hard-charging skipper, Jimmy Spithill, the win was an extraordinary sporting triumph, one that saw the team climb back from a seemingly insurmountable 8-1 deficit in the best-of-17 series to keep the trophy it won three years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sailing-Capping an epic comeback, Oracle wins the America's Cup Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:45 PM PDT By Jonathan Weber SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA prevailed in a dramatic winner-take-all showdown with Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday to win the 34th America's Cup, completing a stirring comeback that helped make the once-troubled event among the most exciting in sailing history. For Oracle and its hard-charging skipper, Jimmy Spithill, the win was an extraordinary sporting triumph, one that saw the team climb back from a seemingly insurmountable 8-1 deficit in the best-of-17 series to keep the trophy it won three years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, September 26 Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 05:01 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday: - - - - SAILING America's Cup Winner-take-all showdown on the Bay SAN FRANCISCO - The 34th America's Cup, which until a few weeks ago had looked like an economic and sporting fiasco, is set to end Wednesday with a high-speed, half hour, winner-take-all sailboat race between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis star Novak Djokovic announces engagement to girlfriend Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:42 PM PDT  By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic, the world's top-ranked tennis player, announced via social media on Wednesday that he was engaged to marry his longtime girlfriend, Jelena Ristic. "Meet my fiance (sic) and future wife," Djokovic, 26, said in a tweet that linked to a photo of the Serbian-born tennis star being kissed by his fiancee, also a Serb. "So happy! Thank you for the wonderful wishes #NoleFam and friends!" Ristic is well-known to tennis fans as a fashionable and enthusiastic presence at Djokovic's matches and is director of his charitable foundation. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:39 PM PDT Sept 25 (The Sports Xchange) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano is sending starting quarterback Josh Freeman to the bench in favor of rookie Mike Glennon, who will make his first NFL start Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Schiano said last week at New England that he didn't consider pulling Freeman, dismissing the fact that Glennon warmed up on the sideline in the third quarter of the 23-3 loss that dropped the Buccaneers' record to 0-3. - - The Cleveland Browns will stick with Brian Hoyer as their starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the rival Cincinnati Bengals. ... Full Story | Top |
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